The objective of this lesson is to use more exciting and less concrete ways to introduce the students to algebra. Mrs. Olivo, the teacher, has noticed that algebra concepts and patterns can be taught to students in fifth grade. Also, grade level expectations show that students as young as kindergarden can start to understand these concepts.Through her lessons she tries to teach of pattern rules. She will do this with models, tables, and spoken rule.
II. The Learning Environment
The classroom splits the children up into different sections of desks, each of which are pods of about 6-8 desks that face eachother. Each desk is equipped with a bin for supplies and also an organizer that contains folders, which probably contain a personal folder for each child in the room. In the front of the class is a projector. They will use it throughout the lesson. There are many boards around the room that hang up a lot of different projects that students have completed. Overall, i think it is a very nice learning environment.
The students in the class are very well behaved. Throughout the video they work very well with the teacher and eachother. In the beginning while the teacher is on the projector, they all seem very engaged and they participate a lot. There is a section of video called student teamwork. Two children working at their desks help eachother analyze and understand the patterns that they are presented with. You can see that they are working together and are very engaged into the activity as they complete each problem. They also smile when they are finished which shows they are enjoying what the teacher has planned for them.
III. The Learning Activities
The objective of the lesson is to help students understand the basic principles of algebra and patterns. The teacher gives the students a problem with flowers and pedals. In the beginning of class the teacher presents the problem. Than both her and the students analyze it together, and when the students start to volunteer and raise their hands you can see that they are starting to catch on to the concepts. Next they work in groups together. They have flowers that are in different stages, and the students work together to figure out the patterns that are presented to them. They complete the problems together and you can see that they are very engaged with the problem. The teacher comes around to each group and sees how they are doing. At the end of the lesson the teacher takes questions from the students. They have little discussions, such as naming things that could be split in two's.
IV. Personal Reflections (Yours)
I think this was a great lesson. The teacher and her lesson plan are excellent. By starting off a relatively harder subject with easy concepts you can see that the students grasp algebra easier. She starts off the class with her own presentation to the students and even then they start to understand the patterns in the problems. Than by moving to group work they can put those concepts to work. Working in groups is helpful because you can see them figure out things together and help eachother. Than she takes questions from the students to clarify anything, and finally they present what they have learned to eachother at the end of class. I think this was a great lesson for the student because many things were accomplished, the students had fun, and i think that they each learned something. - daniel_agnello Dan Agnello
Title: Understanding Linear Patterns.
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I. Standard Benchmark(s) and Learning Objective:
The objective of this lesson is to use more exciting and less concrete ways to introduce the students to algebra. Mrs. Olivo, the teacher, has noticed that algebra concepts and patterns can be taught to students in fifth grade. Also, grade level expectations show that students as young as kindergarden can start to understand these concepts.Through her lessons she tries to teach of pattern rules. She will do this with models, tables, and spoken rule.II. The Learning Environment
The classroom splits the children up into different sections of desks, each of which are pods of about 6-8 desks that face eachother. Each desk is equipped with a bin for supplies and also an organizer that contains folders, which probably contain a personal folder for each child in the room. In the front of the class is a projector. They will use it throughout the lesson. There are many boards around the room that hang up a lot of different projects that students have completed. Overall, i think it is a very nice learning environment.The students in the class are very well behaved. Throughout the video they work very well with the teacher and eachother. In the beginning while the teacher is on the projector, they all seem very engaged and they participate a lot. There is a section of video called student teamwork. Two children working at their desks help eachother analyze and understand the patterns that they are presented with. You can see that they are working together and are very engaged into the activity as they complete each problem. They also smile when they are finished which shows they are enjoying what the teacher has planned for them.
III. The Learning Activities
The objective of the lesson is to help students understand the basic principles of algebra and patterns. The teacher gives the students a problem with flowers and pedals. In the beginning of class the teacher presents the problem. Than both her and the students analyze it together, and when the students start to volunteer and raise their hands you can see that they are starting to catch on to the concepts. Next they work in groups together. They have flowers that are in different stages, and the students work together to figure out the patterns that are presented to them. They complete the problems together and you can see that they are very engaged with the problem. The teacher comes around to each group and sees how they are doing. At the end of the lesson the teacher takes questions from the students. They have little discussions, such as naming things that could be split in two's.IV. Personal Reflections (Yours)
I think this was a great lesson. The teacher and her lesson plan are excellent. By starting off a relatively harder subject with easy concepts you can see that the students grasp algebra easier. She starts off the class with her own presentation to the students and even then they start to understand the patterns in the problems. Than by moving to group work they can put those concepts to work. Working in groups is helpful because you can see them figure out things together and help eachother. Than she takes questions from the students to clarify anything, and finally they present what they have learned to eachother at the end of class. I think this was a great lesson for the student because many things were accomplished, the students had fun, and i think that they each learned something.-
EDC 102 SBDL Eval - Dan